Automatic humidifier



Oct. 12 1926.'

w. E. MORSE AUToMATC Hup/I IDIFIER' Filed Augus'fze/ 1924 WlTNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented oci.' Y12, 192e.

WILLIAM Eivxs'LnY Monsn' on RPID* cITfYf', soUT'H' nizoTAj:

AU'roMATm-HUMIDIFIER';

Application filedy Au'gust 26, 19724. Serial No. 73453.43.

l Tliel present invention relates to nevv and )L f'uel'system.

invention to provide means for causing the usefuly improvements in. appliances'V for thef.

,fuel system of internal combustion motors, f

and it pertains more particularly to' a device e Yfor humidfying air introduced intoy the carbureter or chargestorming device of they It is one of the ,primar-y. objects fofthe' air kintroduced into'a .carbureter or similar charge-forming device of an internal Vconi-` bustion motori to' passv in the presence f a manner that the Water is maintained at a .A of the Water before ling device. Y

tion to provide a mixing means Awhich will cause -a thorough mixing of. the air and Water'.`

- ings, in Which-'- Water, in orderto cause the air. to" take up moisture beforeentering kthe vcharge-forming 15 device.

.It is a further' object ofthe invention to' construct a device of this character in fsuch .predetermined level; y. l l

It is a further objectofthe invention to provide a means in which thev a1r.'vvill be ycaused to pass at 'all times in the presenceV entering the charge-form7 It is a. still further object of the inven?l With the above and-other' objects inl View, reference' is' had to the accompanying draw-4 Figure 1 is ajv'ertical sectional view of a. y device constructed'in accordance vv'vith the.

'present invention and shown attached/to a carburete'r or other charge-'forming' device,

` the .carbureter being shovvn in vdotted linesg' i' vdevice 'forminglthe subject' matter v of the Figure 2v is va top plan view "ings, thejca'rbureter of a' devi'ceremoved from t'he carbureter@ c e Referring more particularly to the drawis "designated b'yv the reference 'character A; and the humidifying present invention isy designatedi by the refer-1 ence characterB.y The humidifying device comprises a' container-"5; having a tapered'` llower section 6 terminating in a tubular end or extremity 7,. Leading from the body por'-V tion 5 there is anarm 8, which is adapted for engagement4 With the intake of the' vcharge.h iorming device A. The body portion 5 ofV the container is partially closed by means of a cap 9 secured by means of screws orV the like7 `10, and such cap 9 has a centrally disposed air opening or intake l1 therein. Depending fro'm the cap 9 there is a flange 12,

and depending from said fla-nge and carried s gage tov shut Which has sliding engagement inabearing 21 not connected' to the A Ydirectedr lange 28,'

a `splash guard to prevent4 the 1luidVcon--` tained inthe lovver conical portion from splashing upwardly-around; the cylindrical"A V v,sheet metal memberll';y v"Ihe referencel nu` such overioW tube projects through' the conic cal'portioni ofthe bodyaan'dfhas anex#v thereby.A there cylindrical air-directing shell -13 which is circular in form and ars ranged substantially concentric .With lthe body 5. v. G0'

Depending from the lo-vverend of shell i. 13, there isa conicalshapedmember 14 of. y

. suitable Wire mesh,v and.y this projects to. point approximately half Wayv between the A ends of the tapered portion 6. The. refer ence numeral l5 designates a Water inlet which is connected by means of a coupling 1'6 vtothe cap 9 heretofore mentioned,y and said coupling is provided with avalve seat l? with which a .valve 18 is adapted tov eno the supply ofv Water through the pipel. This valve 18'iscontrolled. by* means of-a float 19, Whichloatis maintained upon a rod or the like, 2 0,Y .the lower ,endet carried by,y ay partition 22.'r Mounted adja- Y. cent this. partition '22, there isa Vsuitablev drain cock23." f

The referencefnumeral 24 designates a universalcoupling carried by the upper end foi.' the rodand pivotally connected Yto this universal coupling thereA is a lever 25,"Which lever-25 is pivotally mounted in an arm or bracket 26. y The pivotal point' of-t'his'lever 25 isintermediateof its ends and vthe valve@ 18 vis connected to that end'of the lever-25 y universal coupling 24:

Carried by'the rod 20, there is ai fan' Wheel 27 adapted for rotation vvitfhinfthe' cylindrif calfair-directing shell ,13 `for afp'urpose to be' lhereinafterdescribed.A l n Secured' to the inner face of the fconical@ portion Giof' the body there is a downwardly 'and such flangek servesA as neralI 29 designatesan `5overfovv tube," and tension 30 by means of Which'eXcessjluid may be discharged from the conical portion 6 of the body should it accumulate therein." The device operates in the vfollovvingman-` ner:

Upon a vacuum or partialA vacuum being created iny the charge-forming device A by the operation ofrthe motorl (not shown) .110 air is drawn inthrough an intake opening 1l and causes a revolving'of the fan bladev 27. The air then passes e downwardly through the cylindrical air-directing shell 13 and-upwardly through the arm 8 to the .chargedforming device, the air having passed in the presence of the water contained in the bottom oit thetapered portion 6.

As the water is introduced into the device it passes in the presence of the screen le and a certain portion of such water is retained uponthe screen so that the air 'passing inwardly of the device passes in the presence for this water also'. The valve lcontrolling 'the' supply of water is operated by the float 19 and the iioat mainltiins the valve in closed position so long' as the proper volume of water is present in the tapered por-tion '6. However, upon the falling of the level of water inthe tapered portion 61 the valve 1S is opened to permit the introduction or a iresh supply.

The operation just described is true when the device is in advance of a charge-forming device and connected to the a'ir intake thereot.

'charge or outlet r of the chargeformingdeviceV would be connect-ed with the intake ll of Athe device and the arm S of the device would he connectedwith the manifold or intake` ports of an internal combustion motor. Then used inthe last-mentioncd'conneetion, the charge formed by the charge tormingvdevice is `passed through the device and the rotating blade 27 causes a thorough mixing' and commingling ot' the elements thereof.

1tis obvious that the supply Yopening ll 'may be provided with a suitable cock in order that the supply vof air may be permanently shut oit, and this pipe ma;7 also be provided with a suitable heater V.tor use in low temperatures, it' desired.

-From the foregoing it is appparent that all ot the objects ot the present invention have been accomplished, and, further.v it should bev understood that numerous modiications oit structure might readily be re sorted to without inthe least departing from the scope of the claims, .l

What isV claimed is: .Y 1 j n l, A humidi-fving device` for moisteningr 'air passingy to an internal combustion engine, coinprisinga housing having a water The device `has yother uses, however,Y such, `for Y example as linterposition between the charge-forming` device andtlieinternalf combustion motor, vin which caseY the disinlet and an air inlet, a 'valve lior controlling the water inlet, a iioat carryingshatt suspended in the housing, means for operating; the valve from said shaft, an air-directing shell in the housing, a wire meshV member secured vto the low-er end ot the shell, and a tan on the shaft in the shell.

QSA. deviceeit'the character described Y comprising a housing', a shell vmounted within the housingv and spaced from the side walls thereof'` a conicaltabr'ic member projecting from the lower end ot said shell, a water inlet 'for the housing-an airinlet for the housing` and an agitator mounted with! in said shell vand within the path of the incoming'air and water wherebvv a mixing ot air and water is had within the housing.y

3. A vdevice ot the character described comprising a housing', anair inlet there?v for a water inlet thereitor` avvalve for con` trolling` the water inlet, and means for controlling the valve, said means comprising: a vertically disposed rod, a Jfan carried therebv. a float carried by` the lower end ot said rod` and a lever connecting the rod V.and

valve wherebv'upon movement ofthe float being' mounted within the cylindrical shell and comprising a vertically? disposed vrod and an agitator mounted thereon for operationv ot the incoming air and water. A

5. A.v device' of ythe vcharacter described comprising; a bodv portion, an air-directing' shell mounted within the bodv portion and conforming in shape theretocsaid shell beine? spaced from the'walls ot the bod;7 portion., a gauze member of conical. 'form projecting from Vthe lower end ot said shell, and a splashplate carried bv the walls of `the body portion and projectingr to a point adjacent said conical gauze' member.

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